When Kuert Concrete president Steve Fidler reviewed his year-to-date sales report, he found one glaring success. In a less-than-stellar year, he focused on the summary line of a product that had been positive. While 300 yards doesn't seem like a big number in the scope of his business, the figure...

Q. The last few seasons we've had difficulty controlling our water demand and our yields due to the sand's variability in absorption and specific gravity. Our quality control problem is compounded because our stockpile area is rather small. So by the time the lab sends us the sample results, the...